The economy was improving under Obama, at an anemic pace. It had nowhere to go but up. But if you can't see that deregulation and confidence in Trump is what is driving the economy to grow at a much faster pace now than under Obama then you are truly delusional.
I thought Hannity handed him the shovel and he dug his own grave. How do you even prove what these women are claiming? And I'm not saying they are lying. My problem with the whole thing is they have waited 30+ years to come forward. Hell he's been in public service his whole life. Why now?
The first 3 didn’t just come forward. It’s been known for a while. The fourth was 14 and her family was scared of Moore given his platform. The piece only just came out because he just won the ticket. Post went down to do a story and this all came forward.
If he's guilty "hang him high". I have no issues whether he be Rep or Dem. Where I do have issue is with folks, Dems and media, that worship Clinton and dismiss all he's done. I could care less what letter is in front of the name if they have abused women.
Well, my own mother waited 45 years to come forward with a sexual trauma that occurred. And, that was after the man who did it died. Sometimes the victim has a lot to deal with. Sometimes they don't deal with it at all. When you're so politically partisan that your instinct is to indirectly defend the perpetrator instead of the victim, then... well, then you should be ashamed of yourself, in my opinion.
First I'm not ashamed nor am I indirectly defending the perpetrator. I am also not saying the guy is guilty or innocent. I hate Dook but if I remember correctly the lacrosse guys were falsely accused of sexual assault, so it happens. My youngest daughter was assaulted but she didn't wait decades to reveal it. Politics have nothing to do with it.
Politics have absolutely something to do with it. Politics is involved in virtually every aspect of our lives now, thanks to partisan disciples like yourself. You choose a side and there you stay for the rest of your life, and that creates a polarity.
You are as crazy as most believe you are if you think that politics have something to do with sexual harassment. There are perps on both sides of the isle and falsely accused on both sides of the isle. I have no clue as to the politics of the Dook lacrosse team, but they were falsely accused. I wouldn't be surprised if the guy from Alabama did what they say he did but it's not for me to judge. It was said that MLK was a womanizer, JFK as well. Do you think any less of them? Bill O'Reilly, bet you despise his ass. I could care less about their politics but I will also not be the one to jump to conclusions either.
It is politicized when partisans defend the perpetrators by being suspect of the victims, because of the perpetrator's political affiliations (in your case, you think the guy's most likely innocent because she waited 30 years to come forward).
None of this has ANYTHING to do with the Duke Lacrosse team.
But, you've decided to include yourself in the discussion of whether he is guilty or not, or whether the victim is lying or not. Otherwise, you wouldn't be typing anything. And, as always, your motivation is politically-based.
If women had come forward and said that those men abused, molested, or violated them, I would absolutely want to hear their story. In O'Reilly's case, I don't know because I don't pay much attention to him. He was fired, so apparently his employer thought he was guilty. I don't despise anyone.
If I seem holier-than-thou to you, that's not my intent. The only judgment I made was that you should be ashamed if you're allowing your perspective of this situation to be politically-influenced. If you're not doing that, then your conscience is clear, I would think. I said that "When you're so politically partisan that your instinct is to indirectly defend the perpetrator instead of the victim, then... well, then you should be ashamed of yourself, in my opinion." That implies an "If" factor. I hate that I used the word "should" so often. I'm trying to rid my vocabulary of that word.
I never said I assumed anything. One minute you say I assume he is innocent then the next you say I assume he's not, DAMNIT. Dude you absolutely analyze until you are paralyzed. You over analyze almost every topic that arises here. Sometimes there is no deeper meaning, it is what it is.
If we have completely different lives and no shared experience, how can we expect someone to act according to what you think is right?
It is politicized when partisans defend the perpetrators by being suspect of the victims, because of the perpetrator's political affiliations (in your case, you think the guy's most likely innocent because she waited 30 years tocome forward).
So what's a reasonable reaction for a 14 year old girl who was sexually molested by a prominent legal figure in rural Alabama in the 70's?
I figured you'd have a hard time grasping the point since you yourself are a teenager
Says someone who has never been raped by a much older man.
No. I commented on what has been an observed behavior in rape victims. I’m not expecting them to act or behave in any particular way. Each case is different.
She remembers an unpaved driveway. She remembers going inside and him giving her alcohol on this visit or the next, and that at some point she told him she was 14. She says they sat and talked. She remembers that Moore told her she was pretty, put his arm around her and kissed her, and that she began to feel nervous and asked him to take her home, which she says he did.
